The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-10-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The News from All Parts Of the
World.

World.
The meeting at Woodford, ireland, which
was prohibited by the Government, was held
Sunday, the proceedings being conducted by
Messrs. O'Brien, Gill. and others. In the course
of his speech Mr.. 0'Brien burned a copy of the
proclamation forbidding the holding of the
meeting.-The Irish Privy Council will meet
in Dublin soon for the purpose of adopting
measures for total suppression of the National
League.-An election for municipal officers
was held at Queenstown, ireland, on Saturday.
The result caused general astOnishment, five
Unionlsts being elected by large majorities over
five Nationalist, and a stanch Conservative
heading the poll by vote of two to one
The Socialists in London have planned an active
Winter campaign. The city is daily paraded
by men with black and red flags clamOring Tor
bread. The federation which is at the head OF
the movement keeps quiet, but grows In in
fluence. There is fear of a bad Winter, espe-
cially in the cotton-man aiacturing Districts
The relations between Germany and Russia are
becoming more embittered. No mask is now
worn on either side. The press of st. Peters
burg and Moscow is permitted to indulge in
its natural disposition to abuse the Germans.
Diplomatic intercourse between the two Gov
ernments is limited to unavoidable cOmmuni-
cations, which are exchanged with frigid civili-
| ties.-The French Government has granted
| a concession to the French Cable Co., with in
terest guaranteed, for "a cable connecting Brazil,
| Central America. the Antilles and New York.
Fifteen million francs to construct the cable has
been subscribed by syndcate.-The Pope
| on Saturday received 1,600 French pilgrims,
| headed by Count Nun, who had come to offer
their congratulations on the occasion OF his
jubilee. While maintaining the necessity of
state intervention 10 improve the lot Of work
men, the Pope advised the pilgrims to turn
| deaf ear to delusive promptings.-Gen.B ou-
LANCER accepts the punishment imposed upon
| him by the order of Gen. FerrOn, Minister OF
War, and acknowledges that his language 10
the reporters in reference to the Catfarel affair
was indiscreet.
| CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
In Chicago, on Sunday, Stephen w. Rawson,
a well-known millionaire and banker, was
fatally shot by Ralph William Slaymaker, his
stepson. Rawson had just come out of
prominent church at the conclusion of the sery-
ices, where the young man met him and fired
| five bullets into his body. Domestic trouble
was the cause of the tragedy.-The body OF
Thos. II. Elliott aformer attache of the staff of
the Brooklyn IN. " Citizen, was found floating
in the East River at an early hour Sunday
morning. Elliott was formerly fashion writer
for the paper. but was dismissed about five
weeks ago. The manner in which he was
| drowned is a mystery.-Further particulars
Of the attempted train robbery near Ell Paso,
| Tex, Friday, show that the two robbers who
stopped the train and burst open the door OF
| the express car with dynamite were both
killed. Express Messenger J. Ernest Smith,
after killing the first robber, who was climb
ing into the car got his shotgun and emptied
| the load into the other robber, whose body was
| a day- no " n
shot.-Fred. Govenette, an Italian fruit
dealer, shot and killed Mrs. Alice Lewis, at
Evansville, Ind, Saturday. Mrs. Lewis had
| Mrs. Govenette arrested oil the charge of steal
ing.-Robert +. Morrow, the San Francisco
millionaire, who is under indictment on a
charge of jury bribing, was placed under arrest
| and confined in the County Jail Saturday.-
The grand jury at San Francisco has found an
indictment against Apache Chief Geronimo
| for murder.-At Jersey City, n. j., Joseph
Schlemmer, who shot and killed his 15-year-old
wife, Aug. l, was sentenced 10 be hanged Dec. ii.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The President continued his tour last week,
visiting st. Paul, Minneapolis, Omaha, Kansas
City, Memphis and Nashville spending Sunday
at the latter place. Everywhere he was greeted
by a great popular demonstration. There was
a sad incident Saturday morning at Memphis.
Judge III. II. Elicit delivered an address of
welcome 20 the President. Five minutes after
he had ceased speaking he fell upon the
platform and died almost Immediately
gentleman who was recently married in
Canada applied TO the Treasury Department
to allow his wedding gifts TO be admitted to
the United States free of duty as the per-
in the United States" The Department held
that as the household effects, such as vases,
clocks, decorated china and silver ware had
been in use for less than one year they are SUBJ
ject TO duty and only the real personal effects
are exempt from duty.-At Chicago Sunday
evening, the Woman's Socialist Aid Society
celebrated the first anniversary of its estab-
lishment by q concert and ball for the benefit
of the families of the condemned Anarchists
Among the incidents was poetic prologue by
q member of the Frauenverein. The sentiment
of the prologue was red-hot, and bristled with
such sentences as the following: Many more
blood offerings will be required from Us. Us
women must now hold up the banner before
| the eyes of our husbands and sons. The red
flag; wave it on high untilit reaches the sky
The New York Graphic has been sold TO a
syndicate Of wealthy Republicans aud will
hereafter be conducted as a Republican paper
Hon. Levi p. Morton, Senator Hiscock ex.
Senator Thomas g. Platt, Stephen b. Elkin:
and Hon. VIM. Walter Phelps are members o.
the syndicate-Two special parties from
Philadelphia arrived at Gettysburg Saturday
night One of them is made up mainly of thu
veterans of the llSth Pa, the Corn Exchang,
Regiment" who located the position for an
other monument, they already having one OF
Round Top. The second will stand near th'
Peach Orchard, where they supported Bigelow':
battery-Gen. Sheridan, at Chicago say
the rumor that detachment of Regular troop
would be kept there until after the hanging o
the Anarchists was all nonsense.-From on
: 10 seven funerals occur daily at Iron Mountain
, Mich, where typhoid fever is raging.
All sufferers with such chronic ailments n
liver disease, dyspepsia, blood diseases, cough
LscrnfIla of tho lrrr..A